- Born
- Died
- Birth nameLeonardo Jiménez
- Nickname
- Flaco
- Flaco Jiménez was born on March 11, 1939 in San Antonio, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005), Constantine (2005) and Striptease (1996). He was married to Adela. He died on July 31, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas, USA.
- SpouseAdela(? - July 31, 2025) (his death, 4 children)
- RelativesSantiago Jiménez(Sibling)
- He was awarded the 2022 National Medal of the Arts in Washington D.C. He is a musician.
- He began performing at the age of seven with his father, a pioneer of conjunto music, and began recording at age fifteen as a member of Los Caporales.
- Jiménez performed in the San Antonio area for several years and then began working with Doug Sahm in the 1960s. Sahm, better known as the founding member of the Sir Douglas Quintet, played with Jiménez for some time.
- He is known for having played conjunto, norteño and tejano.
- He was given the nickname "Flaco" (which translates as "Skinny" into English), which was also his father's nickname.
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